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larva

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A distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva ]

Synonyms: larval organism

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uberon_slim

UBPROP 0000001

Whole organism that is premetamorphic or a very immature individual.[TAO]

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TODO discriminate between stages and organisms

has narrow synonym

tadpole, naiad, zoea, grub, planula, caterpillar, wriggler, trochophore, glochidium, veliger, bipinnaria, ammocoete, leptocephalus, nymph, maggot

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UBERON:0002548